by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 11, 2006 | Films
Fans of hard-boiled literature and cinema MUST see Brick. This is a fantastic small film (made for $500K) that is refreshing in this day and age of exotic locals and huge explosions. Brendan, our hero, is a loner that sits on the edge of society. He coolly watches the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 7, 2006 | Features
Armand Jordan 1938-2006We lost him today. For months he fought the odds. His life force wouldn’t let either himself or us give up. Conversations were held when there was no windpipe. The man in the hospital bed delivering words of encouragement to the people for whom...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 6, 2006 | Features
My Father passed awy today so if I’m hard to get a hold of for a few days don’t take it personally.This sucks.
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 5, 2006 | Features
Last year saw the first annual Ross Thomas Award given out for best first line. This year the award is taking on a little bigger scope with a pretty impressive list of judges from the mystery community.Intermediate judges to whittle the list down and final judges to...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 3, 2006 | Features
Rick Riordan is on tour with his latset book, the second in his young adult series featuring Percy Jackson. The book is called THE SEA OF MONSTERS and it is a follow up to last years THE LIGHTENING THIEF. Three more are planned for the series and a script is being...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 2, 2006 | Home Entertainment
Crash (2-Disc Director’s Cut Edition) Lion’s Gate home entertainmentSince Crash won the Oscar for best picture; views on this film seem to have become fairly passionate. While many feel it was the best film on 05, others are suggesting it is the worst film ever...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 1, 2006 | Home Entertainment
We start off April with some nice titles. Picture of the year Crash has 2-disc set that is quite nice. One of my favorite films of my early teens, Blue Thunder, is now out with some extras. While it is not a great film, it has held up surprisingly well over the last...
by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 1, 2006 | Features, Home Entertainment
Magnum P.I. – The complete Fourth season. MCA Home video Release date: April 4th, 2006 Season 4 of Magnum P.I. saw the series win it’s first Emmy as Tom Seleck picked up the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Overall the season is a strong one that...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 28, 2006 | Events, Features
That’s what is on the shirts: “We Will Rock You”. Right next to the Queen Shirts and the Paul Rodgers Shirt. I’ve been to a lot of concerts. You might even say a shitload of concerts. I love Queen, Paul Rodgers doesn’t do much for me....
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 26, 2006 | Features
Long before my life and home were filled with piles and piles of books, shelves upon shelves filled with books, I collected other things. One of these other things I collected were comics. When I finally sold the whole collection it was over 40,000 comics. Long boxes...
